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Damage Control: Chapter 5

The camera picked up minute after minute of Lucas and Sami recovering from their mind-blowing, earth shattering, flesh searing climax. They were both the epitome of orgasmic blissLucas was lying on top of Sami, slightly askew and waiting patiently for his normal breathing patterns to return. He couldn't stand to remove himself from the connection they were sharing at the moment but he didn't think she minded much. The simple contact of flesh against flesh seemed necessary for both of them. They felt that to sever contact would be breaking the spell that they had created up until this point.

When both of them had somewhat caught their breath, they began stroking each other all over again, not content to let their bodies' contact be the only touching of flesh. It wasn't necessarily sexual touching but more a desire to achieve as much tactile intimacy as possible. Sami ran her fingers up and down his arm feeling the slickness of his body's sweat slip underneath her fingers. Lucas allowed his hand to glide across Sami's hip where they still lay against each other. He traced the line of her leg, still spread wide in conformity with their intimate union. When he also began nibbling at the crook of her neck, the moans and purrs coming from her mouth were enough to make him hard all over again without any of the foreplay that had inspired their previous joining.

"Lucas, you better quit that before you get yourself in more trouble." His immediate response was to grind himself meaningfully against her. She suspected it was his way of saying that he didn't care one iota how much trouble he was getting himself into. In fact, the more trouble he thought he would get into, the better.

Lucas suddenly stopped his tasting of her skin and raised himself up to look into her eyes. "Do you have any idea how much I need you?" He punctuated his words with a long, soft kiss to her lips, the kind of kiss that always made her toes curl.

She reached up and swept the hair away from his face. "I think it's more like we both need each other. I can't imagine my life without you." Lucas kissed her again, this time on her forehead before sliding off her and on his side. He pulled her against him and they stayed that way for quite a few moments, just caressing and lightly kissing each other.

Sami popped her head up over his body and looked towards the corner. It was the first time that either of them had acknowledged the camera in quite a while. "Babe, do you think we should turn off the camera now? I think we're just wasting tape having it film us cuddling like a couple of saps."

"Hey!" he said pulling her back down into his arms. "We ARE a couple of saps and so what if we have a few minutes on our sex tape of us cuddling. There's something hypnotic about seeing us like this, don't you think? I feel like these are the moments that I feel the most connected to you."

Sami melted at his words and kissed his nose in appreciation. "Of course, I love these moments, I just don't know whether it'll enhance the hot pornographic production that you were hoping to get out of this little experiment."

She yelped when she felt him pinch her bottom underneath the covers. "That's OUR hot pornographic production. I seem to recall you agreeing to it and doing quite a bit of acting in it as well. In fact, I'd say you were a bona fide diva throughout the whole thing." He rubbed her smooth flesh where he had pinched her, relishing the fullness of her curved cheek.

She playfully nipped his shoulder which made Lucas laugh. "Trust me, there was very little acting involved. It was more like capturing me in my natural habitat when I have my mind set on getting a piece of you."

"Mmm, Sami going all native and primal on me. I could get used to that. But right now, I have another idea about where to take our 'steamy' production." He flashed her a conspiratorial grin and hopped quickly out of bed.

"Hey, come back here!" Sami whined. "I'm not done cuddling."

"Don't worry, there will be plenty of time for that after we cross a few more things off of our list." He had turned off the camera and put on his robe by this point much to Sami's dismay. She plopped back down on the bed and draped herself with the extra covers that Lucas had abandoned. "Not so fast, missy," Lucas replied having picked up the camera and was now forcefully tugging Sami from the bed. "What we need is a change of scenery and I've got just the place."

After he had successfully pulled Sami from the bed, he led her to the bathroom and seated her on the toilet under strict orders not to move. He placed the camera so that it peaked behind the curtain and into the tub area. He was glad that they had sprung for the weather resistant deluxe model that wouldn't steam up from the shower. When he had positioned the camera to his satisfaction, he turned around to see Sami staring at him with a knowing and appreciative glint in her eye.

"You sure don't lack for imagination," she commented. "Or other things..." She moved her gaze lower from his face openly staring at the way his robe was gaping open, the tie barely holding together the two sides of the garment. When her beautiful blue eyes returned to rest on his steady glare, he could barely contain the desire coursing through his every nerve.

"It seems that I've found the appropriate inspiration, my dear. Now why don't you come over here and keep me company." He turned the shower nozzle towards hot just as Sami sauntered over into his arms for a deep and exploratory kiss.

Steam filled the small room although it was unclear whether it was from the running water or from their searing kiss. Sami reached down and untied the already loose knot of Lucas' robe, sliding it down his shoulders to pool on the floor. He carefully guided her into the bathtub and they were instantly assaulted by the intense beating of the warm water against their skin. Lucas refused to lose contact with any part of her mouth while he pulled her closer and underneath the jet of cascading water.

Their hands roamed each other's bodies splashing and spraying the water all over the shower. They both giggled when Sami abruptly turned them around and Lucas hit his forehead against the shower head.

"Sorry," Sami said between giggles. "I haven't gotten the hang of the appropriate shower etiquette yet." She continued to kiss him as she surreptitiously reached for the soap. "I guess now I have to make it up to you." She popped the the top of the body wash and squirted a generous amount of soap into her palm. She placed both hands against his chest and slowly massaged his hard pectorals. Lucas stared at her intently as she continued to lather his body. He reluctantly tore his eyes from her as she turned him around and lathered his back. For long moments, she expertly massaged his neck and worked her way down his back, kneading and stroking his firm muscles.

When she decided that he was adequately clean in that area, she moved her strokes lower along his body. She paid special attention to his belly button before reaching behind him and getting a firm grip on his ass. Lucas couldn't suppress his groan at the feel her body flush against his while she simultaneously soaped and squeezed his backside.

"I think I'm liking this little reward, baby." Sami only smiled and continued lathering his hips and upper thighs. She deftly cleaned up and down his legs, squatting down to lovingly wash each foot. She took care to rinse every spot of soap from him so he wouldn't be in any danger of slipping and falling in the shower. She couldn't leave anything to chance with what she knew he had in mind for her.

Lucas let out another moan of appreciation. "I haven't even gotten to the good part," Sami said with a beguiling smirk as she stood up. She turned around and squeezed some more soap into her palm. Lucas watched with wide eyes as she lowered her hand and proceeded to slowly lather his rapidly growing member. "Oh my, you certainly are a dirty boy. I guess I'll have to clean you right up, now don't I?"

Lucas looked like his eyes had rolled completely to the back of his head. If he had been able to string his thoughts together around the pleasure Sami was giving him, he would have contemplated how she was able to bring him to his knees every time, even when he saw it coming. Her hand was sliding excruciatingly slow over him making sure to cover every inch of him with lather. Before he knew it, he was pushing gently into her hand, his silent encouragement for what she was doing to him.

Sami glanced back towards the camera and decided a change of position was in order. She turned him so that he was propping himself up against the wall with his arms while she pressed her body flush against his back. She stroked him a little faster using her other hand to work up the lather on his chest again.

"Oh yeah, baby. Touch me just like that." Lucas' moans were reaching a fever pitch which pushed Sami to increase the pressure against his cock while stroking him.

When Lucas thought he couldn't take much more, Sami's hands retreated entirely from his body only to be replaced by the warm stream of water coming from the detachable shower head. His groan of frustration only elicited a quiet chuckle from her lips although she did lace a placating peck on his cheek. She ran her hands down his body as she rinsed the soap from his tanned flesh. He gasped again when the water hit his manhood followed by her nimble fingers. She then reached around him and rinsed the soap from his back and his cute butt before replacing the nozzle back in its place. As a final touch, she crawled into his arms and kissed him deeply.

Lucas' hands reached behind Sami and pulled her hard into his crotch, showing her what her not-so-innocent rub down had done to him. Finally responding to her, he choked out breathlessly, "You know what? You're one to talk. Judging from what you ALMOST just did to me, I'd say that you're the dirty one. Are you just going to leave me like this, after all I've done for you?" He stroked her now dripping wet hair as his admonishing words were met with a raised eyebrow

Still, Sami giggled into his chest nibbling at his moist skin. "After all you've done for ME?" She leaned back and looked up at him. "I think the question is what are you going to do about it?" she challenged.

Lucas face broke out into a wide grin. "It's a good thing we brought the camera with us," he said gesturing towards the rolling camcorder. He pushed her against the shower wall and pinned her hands above her head. "I've got just the thing."


If Sami had known that she would be wandering in the woods in search of her and Lucas' lost sex tape, she would have worn more sensible shoes. They had left Lucas' car hidden along an unused country path and decided to walk the remaining distance to the address given to them by Rex and Mimi. As she felt a twig tear yet another snag in her nylons, she again contemplated how such a situation could even be happening. However, she quickly recalled that in Salem, it seemed that things like this were inevitable.

Lucas wasn't doing much better as he tried to lead the way while swatting at the latest swarm of mosquitos to attack him. He and Sami had decided to take an unofficial vow of silence so they could save their frustration for when they got their hands around Jan Spears's crazy neck. As they turned the corner and saw Jan's house come into view, he took Sami's hand in his and slowed them down, erring on the side of caution. When they didn't see any signs of Jan's SUV, they stepped away from their hidden path and approached the house.

Lucas whistled as they both took in the huge mansion in the middle of nowhere that evidently belonged entirely to one of the craziest bitches in Salem. Sami had a much more vocal reaction.

"I can't believe that psychotic nutcase has a house like this. Pay attention, Lucas because this is more proof of just how unfair life is." She craned her neck in attempt to see the back of the property. The only thing that she could pick up was what must have once been a very large barn and what was possibly a small pond or lake at the edge of the property. "I would have loved to grow up here. I bet the rich bitch doesn't even appreciate all of this."

Lucas couldn't have cared less about Jan Spears's cosmic karma. He just wanted to find that tape and get out of here. "Let's just see if we can get in and find that tape. It doesn't look like she's here now but she's had plenty of time to have stopped by and leave again." Although they knew that it would take up some time, they had picked up Sami's car from Salem Place and driven it back to their apartment. Sami had called her job to tell them her "field research" was taking longer than she had expected. But now that they knew Jan had the tape, it was only a matter of time before they got it back. Of course, that's what he had said this morning when he thought the tape was with Philip and Belle.

Sami huffed behind Lucas, watching while he quickly scanned the house for an open window. They both took another look around to see if anyone was watching them and then Sami walked past Lucas to towards the front door.

"Come on Sami, do you really think it's going to be that easy? Who leaves the door un" As he was chastising her for opting to take the most obvious approach, she had carefully opened the unlocked door and was poking her head inside.

She snapped her head back towards Lucas and beckoned him with a jerk of her head to follow her inside. "Do you think a cocky idiot like Jan Spears is going to lock her door? Besides, we're out in the middle of nowhere? Who the hell is she trying to keep out? Bambi? Come on so we can look around before anyone sees us."

Instead of being irritated at her brashness, he grinned and walked in her direction. He loved when she was sassy with him. His Sami sure was something.

They walked quietly inside and began looking for any sign that Jan had been there recently. When they found the house to be silent they split up and searched the house for any place that she might hide their tape. Of course, they figured that someone who couldn't even be bothered to lock her own front door was probably not too concerned with finding a secure place to store her blackmail material.

When Lucas came back downstairs, Sami was busy searching the front den. She had searched quickly through the kitchen and the sitting room but hadn't found anything. She looked up as Lucas walked toward herempty handed, she noticed.

"Nothing?" she asked hoping that maybe he was hiding the spoils from her.

"Zilch," he confirmed. "But it's kinda weird that there's a room upstairs that's locked. I thought about trying to pick the lock or look for a key but that part of the house was kind of dusty and didn't look like anyone had been there for a few days.

Sami slammed her fist into the soft couch pillow. "Damn! Lucas, what are we going to do? Maybe we should hide somewhere and wait for her to come home. There's two of us and only one of her. I know we can take her down." The more she thought of Jan out in the world with a tape of her and Lucas' most intimate moments, the more agitated she became. "Her computer was set up in the other room and she's got some pretty sophisticated software on that thing. I didn't have a chance to go through her files but I'm sure she could do some damage if she converted our tape to digital." Lucas was worried too but right now he was more concerned with his fiancee and the fact that her eyes were blazing with an intensity she usually reserved for his mother.

His expression turned less than friendly as he sat down and weighed their options. "No, Sami, I think we should handle this as cleanly as possible. It would be best if we could just swipe the tape without her even knowing. I don't want her calling anyone and getting more people involved. I'm sure you agree with that part at least." Sami snorted in response, already pissed at how things had progressed even this far.

"Whatever! I don't care how we do it, I just want to get that tape back." When they heard the sound of a big car pulling into the driveway, they figured that they had just run out of time. There was no more opportunity to contemplate their options. They needed a plan ASAP.

"Hide!" they both said at the same time. They scrambled around the room looking for the perfect spot to conceal themselves that would also allow them to make a clean getaway. They hid behind some heavy drapes in the corner of the front room, just as Jan came sauntering through the front door singing a modern tune very loudly and very off-key. Both Lucas and Sami cringed in their tiny little hiding spot. He had his arms tightly wrapped around her as they squeezed themselves out of view.

Jan threw her bag down on the couch and sang with as much emotion as she could muster. She hadn't had a day as good as today in a long time. She had just met with her partner-in-crime and things were being put into motion at that very moment. Personally, she was ambivalent about sticking it to Lucas Roberts and Sami Brady by showing the world how they were sticking it to each other. She figured that if it would antagonize Belle and Philip's siblings then all the better. However, she was counting on her accomplice to provide inspiration in the tormenting of Sami Brady and so far, she hadn't disappointed.

She walked into the kitchen grabbing herself a bottle of water. She began to unscrew the top and then thought better of her choice. It was a little early, but she was in the mood to celebrate. She put the bottle of water back on the shelf and grabbed the bottle of champagne beside it. No need for a glass, it was just her and Kewpie and Kewpie didn't care about formalities.

When Lucas and Sami didn't hear Jan in the room anymore they considered making a run for it. However, when they had finally decided to take action, they heard the shuffling of her high heels as she made her way back to the front room.

Jan plopped down on the couch and turned the stereo on with the remote control. When the music was blaring to her satisfaction, she popped open her bottle of booze and took a long, deep swig.

"Aaah! Now THAT hits the spot." She flipped off her shoes and propped her feet up on the table in front of her. She thought about giving her Shawnypoo a call but she was in too good of a mood to risk getting into it with him. No, she would just sit back and relax while she and Kewpie enjoyed a cocktail.

Lucas and Sami were sweating bullets behind the drapery, cursing their rotten luck. On the plus side, maybe Jan would somehow give away the location of the tape or what she planned on doing with it. On the down side, who knows how long they would be stuck hiding out waiting for an opportunity to execute an escape plan.

The next thing they heard was Jan shamelessly belting out the lyrics of some Justin Timberlake song. They could here her drinking something between melodiesif you could call what was coming out of her mouth that. Sami couldn't tell if the tickling on her neck was Lucas' shallow breathing or the steady trickle of blood seeping out of her ears from Jan's serenade.

"Lucas, I think I'm going to lose it," Sami whispered loudly from behind the curtain. Luckily, Jan chose that moment to put her heart and soul into singing "Cry Me a River."

Lucas pulled her tighter against him and shushed her quietly. She could barely hear his voice in her ear over Jan's singing. "At least she's distractedand it sounds like she's boozing it up too. Hopefully, she'll wear herself out and we can get out of here."

Lucas knew their situation was precarious but he was having a hard time focusing with Sami's body pushed tightly against his. With his arms around her, he could feel the curves of her body and instinctively caressed her abdomen with his fingers.

Sami shifted her head slightly to look back at him. Even shrouded in the darkness of the drapery, he could see the small smile on her lips. "You better be careful, General. You know this isn't the time or the place for that kind of behavior." Still, she intertwined their fingers together and rubbed her cheek against his. They might as well make the best of their bizarre predicament and neither was one to complain about being in close quarters with the other.

After what seemed like forever, Jan calmed down and stopped singing. Well, she stopped singing songs that is and, instead, started talking to herselfor rather she started talking to Kewpie.

"I am sooo smart," she shouted drunkenly. "I can't wait to put my brilliant acquisition to good use. I mean really Kewpie, anyone who has sex that's that hot needs to be showing it off, if you know what I mean. And after I'm done with my wonderful plan, the whole town and then some is going to know what a great fuck those two hotties are." She took another large gulp of champagne and reclined herself on the sofa. "Me and my new best friend are going to make them famous and poor little Belle is going to have a porn star for a sister." The thought appeared to be wildly funny to her and she cackled on and on until she ran out of breath.

Lucas could feel Sami stiffen in his arms and he rubbed his thumbs soothingly across her hands. "Don't worry, baby," he reassured her. "We won't let that happen." He kissed her on the side of her head and held her tighter.

"But Lucas," Sami whispered. "Now she's got somebody else in on this and we don't even know who." Lucas didn't have any answers for her on that front. Sami had her suspicions but she thought it better to keep her opinions to herself for the time being.

Fifteen minutes later, Jan was almost finished with her champagne and she was feeling really good. "I should have kept that stupid tape instead of giving it to 'her.' I could be watching it right now and thinking of my Shawn." She paused as if listening intently to someone. "Oh, you're right Kewpie, I wouldn't be thinking about Shawn if I had Lucas to look at. Silly me!" Jan spun the champagne bottle around dangerously almost spilling it all over herself. "Whoopsie! I'm so clumsy. It's thinking about that Lucas that got me all distracted. If that man were mine, I'd never let him wear clothes. Hell, I'd make sure he was 'at attention' for me all day and all night." She broke into a fit of drunken giggles and almost rolled right off the couch.

Sami tightened her grip on Lucas' hand and pinched him lightly. He took it as a warning to wipe the smirk off of his face. Unfortunately for them, Jan wasn't finished giving her review of the steamy porno.

"Sssshhh, Kewpie! Don't tell people that! But you're right though. That Sami Brady is pretty easy on the eyes too. And did you see the part when she stripped for Lucas? Now that's a professional!" She polished off the last of the champagne with a toast salute to Kewpie and threw the bottle on the ground. "I tell you one thing," Jan slurred. "She's A LOT sexier than that sister of hers with much bigger boobs. What's that Kewpie? She paused again listening to the voice in her head. Lucas and Sami were astonished by how crazy this woman really was. "Yeah, I'd do her too." she whispered loudly. "But only after I got to do her man a few times. Mmmm." She moaned to herself and licked her lips thinking about her fantasy menage-a-trois.

Sami opened her mouth as if to protest but Lucas quickly clapped his hand over her mouth and held her back. "Cool it Sami! She's totally wasted. She'll be passed out soon and we can get out of here then. Just take it easy until then." Truth be told, the thought kind of horrified him too. Just thinking about Jan Spears having her way with him even once was enough to make him cringe, as was the thought of anyone elseman or womanlaying a finger on his Sami.

True to his word, after about five minutes, they heard snoring coming from Jan's general direction. They chanced a discreet peak from behind the drapes and saw Jan lying half on and half off the couch with an empty champagne bottle at her feet and a creepy looking doll propped up on the table. Lucky for them though, she was out cold. They snuck out from behind the drapes and tiptoed through the room being especially careful when they reached the couch.

While they had the opportunity, Sami peaked into Jan's bag to see if anything was in there but, as she said to "Kewpie" or whoever, she must have given the tape to her secret accomplice.

Sami had the sudden urge to wake that bitch up and demand to know who she was working with and why she was trying ruin her life but Lucas led her towards the door, not wanting to take any chances. He had carefully turned the knob and slid the door open a few inches when a huge screech wailed from the hinges.

Both Lucas and Sami panicked and just as they feared, they heard movement from behind them.

"What the Hell is going on?" Jan screamed. She propped her head up and fixed a bleary glare in their direction. "Kewpie, let's get 'em."